July 10, 2008 1:58 pm EST
Atlanta, GA — “Nearly three years ago the American people became aware that the president was systematically breaking the law by spying on phone calls and emails without seeking a warrant under the Constitution or even the relaxed standards of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. [...]
July 10, 2008 1:59 pm EST
Atlanta, GA — “Former Secretaries of State James Baker and Warren Christopher have proposed a new statute to encourage the president and Congress to cooperate in going to war. But the Constitution already sets forth a clear rule: Congress, and only Congress, is tasked with [...]
The (Not So) Lunatic Fringe
By NATHAN THORNBURGH/NYE COUNTY, NEV.
Thursday, Jul. 10, 2008
With his belly hiding his belt, with his red suspenders and white beard, Glen Parshall is a dead ringer for Santa Claus, except for the snub-nosed pistol he keeps tucked in his back pocket. Parshall spends his days behind the gun cage [...]
The recent Zogby poll shows Bob Barr receiving 6% support nationwide. This is great news, doubling the support shown in many earlier polls.  State-by-state polling has been sparse, though there have been some good numbers from polls in Georgia and North Carolina.  The Zogby poll goes a long way towards correcting that deficiency.  There is a cool interactive map showing [...]
The recent massive Zogby survey has been creating a stir in the major media and the symbolic nature of Barr receiving the margin between Obama and McCain is sure to spread some attention our way. If Obama does happen to win the White House - John McCain and the Republican establishment will have nobody to [...]
With the recent polling results from Zogby, as Bob Barr supporters we should be very proud in the work we have accomplished. As stated before, this is the best polling done by Libertarians running for the presidency in a while, and with the support we do have now, we can have a major impact come [...]
A quick search of the Zogby website shows that Zogby’s presidential polls include “libertarian” as an option along with very conservative, conservative, moderate, etc.  Further, Zogby provides the option of “Libertarian” along with Republican, Democrat, and Independent.Â
Looking at Zogby’s press release on Barr’s recent 6% result, it appears that Barr is receiving 43% support from people who describe themselves [...]
I first learned about the libertarian movement as a teenager in 1973 by picking up “It Usually Begins with Ayn Rand” from the stacks in my local public library in Centreville, Virginia.  The author, Jerome Tuccille, was recently interviewed by Reason TV,  He discusses libertarian icons Ayn Rand and Murray Rothbard.  But in the end, he sees [...]
Bob Barr appeared on CNN Newsroom this evening. The spoiler issue was brought up. Bob answered, “This is precisely the problem with the two-party system that we have here. They are always looking for someone to blame, other than themselves.” He added, “This preemptive blaming doesn’t do either party very well. It’s an awfully weak [...]
A new Zogby poll shows Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr at 6% nationwide with healthy numbers among independent voters:
Bob Barr receives the support of 7% of voters who identify themselves as conservative or very conservative voters. Barr gets 43% of libertarians and 11% of independents.
These numbers are very encouraging. Bob’s message of Liberty for America [...]
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